AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 12, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 333-_____
CIK #910933
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON
FORM S-6
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FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
A. EXACT NAME OF TRUST:
RANSON UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS, SERIES 65
B. NAME OF DEPOSITOR:
RANSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
C. COMPLETE ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
RANSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
250 North Rock Road, Suite 150
Wichita, Kansas 37206-2241
D. NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:
Copy to:
ALEX R. MEITZNER MARK J. KNEEDY
Ranson & Associates, Inc. c/o Chapman and Cutler
250 North Rock Road, Suite 150 111 West Monroe Street
Wichita, Kansas 67206-2241 Chicago, Illinois 60603
E. TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED: Units of beneficial interest
E. APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the effective date
of the Registration Statement.
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The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this
Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration
Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
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RANSON UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS, SERIES 65
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CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET
(FORM N-8B-2 ITEMS REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTIONS AS
TO THE PROSPECTUS IN FORM S-6)
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Form N-8B-2 Form S-6
Item Number Heading in Prospectus
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I. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. (a)Name of trust................... ) Prospectus front cover
(b)Title of securities issued...... ) Essential Information
2. Name and address of each depositor. ) General Information--Administration of
) the Trusts
3. Name and address of trustee........ ) *
4. Name and address of principal
underwriters...................... ) General Information-the Sponsor
5. State of organization of trust..... ) The Trust Funds
6. Execution and termination of trust ) The Trust Funds; General Information--
agreement......................... ) Administration of the Trusts
7. Changes of name.................... ) The Trust Funds
8. Fiscal year........................ ) *
9. Litigation......................... ) *
II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST AND
SECURITIES OF THE TRUST
10. (a)Registered or bearer securities. ) General Information--Unitholders
(b)Cumulative or distributive
securities........................ ) The Trust Funds
(c)Redemption...................... ) General Information--Redemption
(d)Conversion, transfer, etc....... ) General Information--Unitholders;
) General Information--Market for Units
(e)Periodic payment plan........... ) *
(f)Voting rights................... ) General Information--Unitholders
) General Information--Investment Supervision;
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FORM N-8B-2 FORM S-6
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(g)Notice of certificateholders.... ) General Information--
) Administration of the Trusts; General
) Information--Unitholders
(h)Consents required............... ) General Information--Unitholders;
) General Information--Administration of
) the Trusts
(i)Other provisions................ ) The High Yield Series--Federal Tax
) Status
11. Type of securities comprising ) The Trust Funds; The High Yield Series--
units............................. ) Portfolio
12. Certain information regarding peri-
odic payment certificates......... ) *
13. (a) Load, fees, expenses, etc...... ) General Information--Interest,
) Estimated Long-Term Return
) and Estimated Current Return; General
) Information--Expenses of the Trust
(b)Certain information regarding
periodic payment certifi-
cates....................... ) *
(c)Certain percentages........... ) Essential Information; Public Offering
) of Units
(d)Certain other fees, etc. pay-
able by holders............. ) General Information--Unitholders
(e)Certain profits receivable by
depositor, principal under-
writers, trustee or affili- ) General Information--Expenses of the
ated persons................ ) Trusts; Public Offering of Units
(f)Ratio of annual charges to in-
come........................ ) *
14. Issuance of trust's securities... ) The Trust Funds;
) General Information--Unitholders
15. Receipt and handling of payments ) *
from purchasers.................
16. Acquisition and disposition of ) The Trust Funds; The High Yield
underlying securities........... ) Series--Portfolio; General
) Information--Investment Supervision
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17. Withdrawal or redemption......... ) Market for Units;
) General Information--Redemption;
) Public Offering of Units
18. (a)Receipt, custody and disposi-
tion of income.............. ) General Information--Unitholders
(b)Reinvestment of distributions. ) General Information--Distribution
) Reinvestment
(c)Reserves or special funds..... ) General Information--Expenses of the
) Trusts
(d)Schedule of distributions..... ) *
19. Records, accounts and reports.... ) General Information--Unitholders;
) General Information--Redemption;
) Administration of the Trusts
20. Certain miscellaneous provisions
of trust agreement
(a)Amendment..................... ) General Information--Administration of
) the Trusts
(b)Termination................... ) *
(c)and (d) Trustee, removal and ) General Information--Administration of
successor................... ) the Trusts
(e)and (f) Depositor, removal and ) General Information--Administration of
successor................... ) the Trusts
21. Loans to security holders........ ) *
22. Limitations on liability......... ) General Information--Administration of
) the Trusts
23. Bonding arrangements............. ) *
24. Other material provisions of
trust agreement................. ) *
III. ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL AND
AFFILIATED PERSONS OF DEPOSITOR
25. Organization of depositor........ ) General Information--Administration of
) the Trusts
26. Fees received by depositor....... ) See Items 13(a) and 13(e)
27. Business of depositor............ ) General Information--Administration of
) the Trusts
28. Certain information as to offi-
cials and affiliated persons of ) General Information--Administration of
depositor....................... ) the Trusts
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29. Voting securities of depos- ) General Information--Administration of the
itor...................... ) Trusts
30. Persons controlling deposi-
tor....................... ) *
31. Payment by depositor for
certain services rendered
to trust.................. ) *
32. Payment by depositor for
certain other services
rendered to trust......... ) *
33. Remuneration of employees
of depositor for certain
services rendered to
trust..................... ) *
34. Remuneration of other per-
sons for certain services
rendered to trust......... ) *
IV. DISTRIBUTION AND REDEMPTION
35. Distribution of trust's se- ) Public Offering of Units
curities by states........
36. Suspension of sales of
trust's securities........ ) *
37. Revocation of authority to
distribute................ ) *
38. (a)Method of distribution.. ) Public Offering of Units;
(b)Underwriting agreements. ) General Information--Market for Units;
(c)Selling agreements...... ) Public Offering of Units
39. (a)Organization of princi- ) General Information--Administration
pal underwriters.......... ) of the Trusts
(b)N.A.S.D. membership of
principal underwriters.... ) *
40. Certain fees received by
principal underwriters.... ) See Items 13(a) and 13(e)
41. (a)Business of principal ) General Information--Administration
underwriters.............. ) of the Trusts
(b)Branch offices of prin-
cipal underwriters........ ) *
(c)Salesmen of principal
underwriters.............. ) *
42. Ownership of trust's secu-
rities by certain persons. ) *
43. Certain brokerage commis-
sions received by princi-
pal underwriters.......... ) Public Offering of Units
44. (a)Method of valuation..... ) Public Offering of Units
(b)Schedule as to offering
price..................... ) *
(c)Variation in offering ) Public Offering of Units
price to certain persons..
45. Suspension of redemption
rights.................... ) General Information--Redemption
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FORM N-8B-2 FORM S-6
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46. (a)Redemption valuation.... ) General Information--Redemption;
) General Information--Market for Units;
) Public Offering of Units
(b)Schedule as to redemp-
tion price................ ) *
47. Maintenance of position in ) General Information--Market for Units;
underlying securities..... ) Public Offering of Units;
) General Information--Redemption
V. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
OR CUSTODIAN
48. Organization and regulation ) General Information--Administration
of trustee................ ) of the Trusts
49. Fees and expenses of trust- ) General Information--Expenses of the Trusts
ee........................
50. Trustee's lien............. ) *
VI. INFORMATION CONCERNING INSURANCE OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
51. Insurance of holders of trust's ) Cover Page; General Information--
securities.................. ) Expenses of the Trusts
VII. POLICY OF REGISTRANT
52. (a) Provisions of trust agreement
with respect to selection or ) The Trust Funds; The High Yield
elimination of underlying se- ) Series--Portfolio; General
curities..................... ) Information--Investment Supervision
(b) Transactions involving elimi-
nation of underlying securi-
ties......................... ) *
(c) Policy regarding substitution
or elimination of underlying ) General Information--Investment
securities................... ) Supervision;
(d) Fundamental policy not other-
wise covered................. ) *
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ITEM NUMBER HEADING IN PROSPECTUS
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53. Tax status of Trust.............. ) Essential Information; The High
) Yield Series--Portfolio; The
) High Yield Series--Federal Tax Status
VIII. FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION
54. Trust's securities during last
ten years....................... ) *
55. ) *
56. Certain information regarding pe-
riodic payment certificates..... ) *
57. ) *
58. ) *
59. Financial statements (Instruction
1(c) to Form S-6)............... ) *
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* Inapplicable, answer negative or not required.
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Preliminary Prospectus Dated February 12, 1998
RANSON UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS, SERIES 65
(A Unit Investment Trust)
The attached final Prospectus for a prior Series of the Fund is hereby used
as a preliminary Prospectus for the above stated Series. The narrative
information and structure of the attached final Prospectus will be substantially
the same as that of the final Prospectus for this Series. Information with
respect to pricing, the number of Units, dates and summary information regarding
the characteristics of securities to be deposited in this Series is not now
available and will be different since each Series has a unique Portfolio.
Accordingly the information contained herein with regard to the previous Series
should be considered as being included for informational purposes only.
A registration statement relating to the units of this Series will be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective.
Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. Such Units
may not be sold nor may offer to buy be accepted prior to the time the
registration statement becomes effective. This Prospectus shall not constitute
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any
sale of the Units in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
any such state.
[Incorporated herein by reference is the final prospectus from Ranson Unit
Investment Trusts, Series 54 (Registration No. 333-20717) as filed on February
4, 1997, which shall be used as a preliminary prospectus for the current Series
of the Fund.]
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CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement comprises the following papers and documents.
The facing sheet
The Cross-Reference sheets
The Prospectus
The Signatures
The following exhibits.
1.1. Trust Agreement (to be filed by amendment).
1.1.1. Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust (to be filed by amendment).
2.1. Form of Certificate of Ownership (pages three and four of the Standard
Terms and Conditions of Trust included as Exhibit 1.1.1) (to be filed by
amendment).
3.1. Opinion of counsel to the Sponsor as to legality of the securities being
registered including a consent to the use of its name under "Legal
Opinions" in the Prospectus.
3.2. Opinion of counsel to the Sponsor as to the tax status of the securities
being registered (to be filed by amendment).
4.1. Consent of Independent Evaluators (to be filed by amendment).
4.2. Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants (to be filed by
amendment).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant,
Ranson Unit Investment Trusts, Series 65, has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Wichita, and State of Kansas, on the 12th day of
February, 1998.
RANSON UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS, SERIES 65,
Registrant
By: RANSON & ASSOCIATES, INC., Depositor
By: ALEX R. MEITZNER
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Alex R. Meitzner
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below on February 12, 1998 by the
following persons, who constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of Ranson
& Associates, Inc.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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DOUGLAS K. ROGERS Executive Vice )
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Douglas K. Rogers
ALEX R. MEITZNER Chairman of the Board )
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Alex R. Meitzner
ROBIN K. PINKERTON President, Secretary, )
- --------------------- Treasurer and Director ) ALEX R. MEITZNER
Robin K. Pinkerton -----------------------
Alex R. Meitzner
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An executed copy of each of the related powers of attorney was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Registration
Statement on Form S-6 of The Kansas Tax-Exempt Trust, Series 51 (File No. 33-
46376) and Series 52 (File No. 33-47687) and the same are hereby incorporated
herein by this reference.
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